Tasara doesn't know what the Domain was thinking, sending this girl here. Either they're more desperate than she thought, or this girl is extremely foolhardy. Likely the latter. She's, hm, maybe three years out of training, judging by her stamina. Not much finesse, but exuberance in abundance, and a stubborn refusal to admit she's outmatched. If they were further from the city Tasara would flatten her, but the goal is defense, not destruction.

"Depends on the type. Most advanced clones are independent actors. Some very advanced clones allow synchronization of experiences. All clones as advanced as the shadow clone will return memories to their creator when destroyed. These appear to be capable of sharing information between themselves on at least some level."

"All right. I should be able to track the transference at least, then. Wait here. Follow me if I move." She leaps elegantly into the air above the district and hangs there, a bright shining point in the sky.

She's been fighting these clones, she knows what they feel like, what their magic feels like. Their essence does move, she just needs to see it. Her eyes begin glowing brilliantly as she scans the battle for the tell-tale tracery.

Not all of it seems to be going into this dimension, or in the same direction - whoever it is seems to move around a lot, instantaneously. The information moves immediately, though, and the most recent location is to the far west and north, just short of Fire's border with Plains Country.

'Try,' she signs back, and darts to find her father - and see about echoing the Uchiha's ultimate genjutsu through a clone-link.

And her father's injured, badly, but he's willing to try, willing to risk his sight permanently - he has her carry him to a section of the battlefield, meets the clone's eyes - his eyes close - and every single clone on the field dismisses.

"I don't think it took well; it might not change his fate," Fugaku rasps. "But he should be frozen while he fights it."

"The hypnosis didn't. My father had a technique that usually traps the target in their own mind, repeating their actions until they choose to change. It was cast through a clone, so he might be able to fight his way through without repenting, but he should be frozen in the meantime and his clones were all dismissed, which might hopefully give us enough of a window to find him."